Naming Your Kitten?

The most popular cat names...well, with apologies to T.S. Eliot, that's a matter of opinion!

According to Veterinary Pet Insurance, for 2012 they were:

Bella

Max

Chloe

Oliver

Lucy

Smokey

Shadow

Tiger

Charlie

Tigger

YouPet.com lists them as:

Tiger

Smokey

Kitty

Shadow

Tigger

Baby

Oreo

Angel

Princess

Max

PetFinder.com separates names by gender:

Male

Female

1. Max

1. Molly

2. Charlie

2. Angel

3. Simon

3. Lucy

4. Jack

4. Princess

5. Sammy

5. Chloe

So does BabyNames.com:

Male

Female

1. Max

1. Chloe

2. Tigger

2. Lucy

3. Tiger

3. Molly

4. Smokey

4. Bella

5. Oliver

5. Sophie

6. Buddy

6. Princess

7. Charlie

7. Cleo

8. Simba

8. Angel

9. Sammy

9. Lily

10. Oscar

10. Maggie

Not to be outdone, BowWow.com had to weigh in on the issue:

Tigger

Tiger

Max

Smokey

Sam

Kitty

Sassy

Shadow

Simba

Patch

And even the Washington Post opined:

Kitty

Tiger

Max

Smokey

Tigger

Patches

Misty

Sam

Shadow

Samantha

In the UK, a survey conducted by the RSPCA revealed their most popular cat names to be:

Molly

Felix

Smudge

Sooty

Tigger

Charlie

Alfie

Oscar

Millie

Misty

If you want to get exotic, you could try one of these popular German cat names:

Felix

Minka

Moritz

Charly

Tiger (pronounced tee-ger)

Max

Susi

Lisa

Blacky

Muschi

Or one of these names, preferred by the Québécois:

Minou

Grisou

Ti-Mine

Félix

Caramel

Mimi

Pacha

Charlotte

Minette

Chanel

Still don't know what to call the kitten? Don't worry; life usually brings you the right name for cats. I'm partial to "Vixen" myself!

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Cat-Human Age Equivalencies

"How old is my kitten in people years?" It's not the commonly used dog-years equivalency of 7 dog years = 1 human year. A kitten goes through an entire human childhood and adolescence in his first year! Here's a chart that will take you through your kitten's first year of life, as far as his mental development goes:

Cat's Age

Human Age

1 month

5-6 months

2 months

9-10 months

3 months

2-4 years

4 months

5-6 years

5 months

8-9 years

6 months

10-15 years

8 months

15 years

1 year

15-24 years

Although their cognitive development is only that of a child entering school, a female kitten can get pregnant by age 4 months, having her first litter at age 6 months. Most veterinarians these days recommend spaying or neutering a cat as soon as that cat is at least 2 pounds in weight, rather than going by age. This prevents the cat from ever reaching their time of sexual maturation, which we humans experience as adolescence. Your cat may still go through the awkwardness of a human teenager, but at least after being "fixed" she won't be coming into heat or spraying urine everywhere around your house!

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